Definition of wreck

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Wreck (v. i.) To suffer wreck or ruin.

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Hoveler :: Hoveler (n.) One who assists in saving life and property from a wreck; a coast boatman.
Shipwrecked :: Shipwrecked (imp. & p. p.) of Shipwrec.
Jettison :: "Jettison (n.) The throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck..
Wrecking :: Wrecking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wrec.
Floating :: Floating (a.) Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a wreck; floating motes in the air..
Castaway :: Castaway (n.) One who, or that which, is cast away or shipwrecked..
Wrack :: Wrack (n.) Wreck; ruin; destruction.
Wreckage :: Wreckage (n.) The act of wrecking, or state of being wrecked..
Shipwreck :: Shipwreck (v. t.) To cause to experience shipwreck, as sailors or passengers. Hence, to cause to suffer some disaster or loss; to destroy or ruin, as if by shipwreck; to wreck; as, to shipwreck a business..
Wreck :: Wreck (v. i.) To suffer wreck or ruin.
Lifeboat :: Lifeboat (n.) A strong, buoyant boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people..
Picaroon :: Picaroon (n.) One who plunders; especially, a plunderer of wrecks; a pirate; a corsair; a marauder; a sharper..
Waveson :: Waveson (n.) Goods which, after shipwreck, appear floating on the waves, or sea..
Shipwreck :: Shipwreck (n.) A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts of such a ship; wreckage..
Loss :: Loss (v. t.) Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this year amount to a million of dollars..
Wrecker :: Wrecker (n.) One who causes a wreck, as by false lights, and the like..
Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) The ruins of a ship stranded; a ship dashed against rocks or land, and broken, or otherwise rendered useless, by violence and fracture; as, they burned the wreck..
Smash :: Smash (n.) A breaking or dashing to pieces; utter destruction; wreck.
Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) To bring wreck or ruin upon by any kind of violence; to destroy, as a railroad train..
Naufrage :: Naufrage (n.) Shipwreck; ruin.
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